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As I have brewed a few batches of Oktoberfest from a kit (True Brew Oktoberfest beer). I was thinking about going off on my own and trying to make an Oktoberfest without the kit. I came up with this recipe for a 5 gallon batch: 6 lb. Amber Malt extract 3 lb. Pilsen Malt Extract 8 oz...

Wow, these are some awesome giveaways. I'm in as well. Thank you to everyone involved in putting this on.

That is what I thought about doing. Thanks again for the help. I'm glad to know that it was not a mistake I made in the brewing process.

That does make sense, Golddiggie, and I probably should have realized that. The first beer I made was from a kit (specifically True Brew Oktoberfest Home Brew Beer Ingredient Kit). For the second brew I used: 0.5 oz Crystal 40L 2 oz Cascade 1 Hop pellets 6 oz Hallertau Hop pellets 4 lb. Golden...

Thank you to everyone for the responses. Yes, I do mean that they were all 5 gallon batches but the first one I added the 4 gallons to. I also do realize that different recipes have different results. I was just wondering if something was off. Like if I needed more hops or something else.

I've brewed up 3 batches so far. One was brewed by bringing a gallon of water to a boil while the last two were made with bringing 5 gallons to a boil. The first batch was really good, the second was good, and the third was terrible (added too much spice and it didn't carbonate). Are there...

I did a bit of research on this. It appears that you can also add in enzyme powders to the wort (along with your yeast) to turn the starch into sugar. I was not able to find any information on whether the grains would create this enzyme, however, that does not mean your friend is wrong.

I've got a new (to me) Oktoberfest fermenting at the moment. It's got honey and pumpkin pie spice. Should be interesting. The wort looked like it was ready to drink. The recipe: 4.0 lbs pale malt 3.5 lbs amber malt 40 L Crystal Malt 1 cup Clover Honey 3 oz. Hallertauer hops 1.5 Oz Cascade Hops...